Class I Integrons and SXT Elements in El Tor Strains Isolated before and after 1992 Vibrio cholerae O139 Outbreak, Calcutta, India

Authors

Amita Kaundal, Utah State UniversityFollow
S. Roy Chowdhury, Institute of Microbial Technology
M. Thungapathra, Institute of Microbial Technology
Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases
Gopinath Balakrish Nair, International Centre for Diarroheal Disease Research
Amit Gosh, Institue of Microbial Technology

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volume

9

Issue

4

Publisher

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publication Date

4-1-2003

First Page

500

Last Page

502

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Abstract

We examined the distribution of class I integrons and SXT elements in Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains, isolated in Calcutta, India, before and after the V. cholerae O139 outbreak in 1992. Class I integrons, with aadA1 gene cassette, were detected primarily in the pre-O139 strains; the SXT element was found mainly in the post-O139 strains.

Recommended Citation

Amita, Chaudhuri SR, Thungapathra M, Ramamurthy T, Nair GB, Ghosh A. (2003). Class 1 integrons and SXT elements in El Tor strains isolated before and after 1992 Vibrio cholerae O139 outbreak, Calcutta, India. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 9(4): 500- 502.